In April 2010, theDepartment of Healthintroduced the hip fracture best practice. Among the clinical criteria required to earn remuneration is surgery within 36h of admission. However, early surgery may mean thatmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) colonisation status is not known before sur...
In April 2010, theDepartment of Healthintroduced the hip fracture best practice. Among the clinical criteria required to earn remuneration is surgery within 36h of admission. However, early surgery may mean thatmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) colonisation status is not known before ...
1. INCIDENCE OF HIP FRACTURE Hip fractures include femoral neck, intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fractures, and the classification is based on their location. In risk parlance, the term “hip fracture” refers to all these types. Similar to the incidence pattern of any fracture, the incidence...
In 2018 standards for hip fracture rehabilitation best practice werepublished by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists(CSP) following an audit by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) of hip fracture rehabilitation provision in England and Wales. The audit foundwide variations in the extent, qual...
Strains and sprain—if there was a preceding trauma and injury, strains and sprains can be suspected for the underlying etiology after fracture is ruled out. Frequently, the imaging studies are negative other than avulsion injury at the insertion site. Depending on the mechanism of injury and loc...
Hip fracture care still improving, but two in five patients still not receiving best practice care The ninth annual report from The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) shows that while more patients are receiving early surgery and surviving a hip fracture, two in five patients are not receivi...
Following a hip fracture up to 60% of patients are unable to regain their pre-fracture level of mobility. For hospitalized older adults, the deconditioning effect of bedrest and functional decline has been identified as the most preventable cause of ambulation loss. Recent studies demonstrate that...
Stress Fracture of the Hip A Patient’s Guide to Stress Fracture of the Hip Introduction Stress fractures of the hip once most commonly affected military personnel who marched and ran day after day. Today, stress fractures of the hip are more common in athletes, especially distance runners. The...
Hip fracture surgery is semi-urgent in nature, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in comparison with elective hip surgery. • Hip fracture surgery should be performed within 24 to 48 hours after admission. • Institutional guidelines are recommended to improve efficiency. ...
Postoperative pneumonia (POP) is a common complication after hip fracture surgery and is associated with increased mortality and other complications in elderly patients. This study aims to evaluate biomarkers, especially the glucose-albumin ratio (GAR),